Take-down apparatus for handling glass cylinders.



H F. HITNER. TAKE-DOWN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING GLASS GYLINDERS.

APPLIGATION FILED 1Ue.1s, 1911. 1,096,627. Patented May 12,- 1,914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1` H. P, HITNER. y TAKE-DOWN APPARATUS POR HANDLING GLASS GYLINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED AIG.18, 1911.

Patented May 1 2, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR www WITNESSES JM u gua/Q 'M' @lm/ supporting fork 9.

UNTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE HARRY F. HITNER, OF MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- sYnvANm.

TAKE-DOWN APPARATUS ron- HANDLING Grass cYLTNnEEs.

To all whom it may concern y Be it known that I, HARRY F. HiTNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, havel invented certain /new and useful improvements in Take-Down Apparatus for Handling Glass Cylinders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to take down apparatus for' moving machine-made glass cylinders from the vertical position occupied when drawn to a horizontal position, and the invention has for its objects the provision of an operating mechanism, which.' when once set in motion, will take care .of the taking down operation with only a. small amount of attention from the operator, thus permitting the operator to handle a plurality of machines with safety, and the provision of' an operating mechanism by means of which thetaking down of the cylinders may be accomplished with a 'maximum degree of rapidity without danger of breakage.

One embodiment of the invention is illus-` trated in the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the taking down frame and its operating mechanism, Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of the wiring circuits and controlling-devices, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the switch plug employed.

Referring first to Figure 1, the member 1 is avtilting take-down frame which may be of any approved design, such frame being pivoted at 2, and having at its uppernend a' fork 3 for engaging and supporting a c ollar 4 upon the bait o,.the member 6 being a glass cylinder which has been drawn and which it is desired to moveto atrhorizon-tal position. The frame 1 is also provided with a plurality of sets of'arms 7, which sets of arms are so shaped as to receive the cylinder and support it when the frame 1 has swung past its vertical position. The handle ot' the. bait 5 `is also provided with the usual collar 8 which is engaged by the forked member Vgearried `by ,thedrawing frame (not shown), the ar rangement beingr such that when the `frame 1 is swung to the right, the fork 3 lifts the bait by virtue of its engagement with the collar 4,' thus disengaging the collar 8 from the The frame is provided with "a segmental .gear 10 which gear is operated fiom a motor 11 by 'means of a' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented luay 12, 1914.

Application filed August 18, 1911. Serial No. 644,726. i

f train of reduction gearing including a pinion l2 carried by theV shaft of the motor and engaging a spur gear 13 on counter shaft 14:, and a worin 15 carried by the shaft 14 and operating a worm wheel 16 keyed to the shaft of the gear 17 which meshes with the segmental gear 10. The kind of reduction gearing employed is unimportant, 4and the arrangement shown might be very decidedly modified to suit conditions. the frame I1 is provided with a crank arm 18 carrying a connecting rod 19', whichin turn operates a switch rod 20, such switch rod being associated with the controlling mechanism of the apparatus in the casing 21 in the manner to be hereinafter described, and illustrated in detail in Figure 2.

Brieiystated, the arrangement of the controlling mechanism for the motor is such that the. movement of the frame 1 from the position shown to the position indicated in dotted lines and marked Z; is very slow in order to insure the maintenance of a proper connection between' the fork 3 and collar et and a proper disengagement between the fork 9 and the collar 8.' After such disengagement, a somewhat higher speed may be given the frame, and the controlling mechanism there fore causes an increased speed from the point, to the point marked o, such speed, however being only about half the maximum speed of movement' during a later operation, inas- The shaft 2 of y much as'it is desirablethat the cylinder 6.

the vertical position o indiratus. After the frame has reaclied'the position marked d, it is desirable to decrease the speed ofmovement in view of the fact Y that the frame is approaching the horizontal posit-ion at which it must be stopped, so that at this position d .the spped is automatically reduced by the contro ling apparatus to about one half the\speed between the positions c and-d. When the frame reaches the position indicated by the dotted linel e, the

current is automatically out ofi and a dynamic braking force is applied to the' arma ture of the motor, thus bringing the frame to a'stop. It will therefore be seen that from the time the apparatus is started until i t stopped, no attention by the operator is `iii-ed, and. that theregulating apparatus ves exactly the necessary amount of speed :u: cach portion of the travel of the frame.' .in bringing the frame from the position marked c to therposition shown in full lines, the oeration as just describedis reversed, the s ow movement of the frame from the position marked 0 to the position of engagei ment with the collar at being desirable in y order to avoid a jar when the fork' 3 engages the handle of the blow-pipe. With the foregoing description of the objects to be securedr by the controlling apparatus, such controlf; ling' apparatus as shown in Fifi. 2 in detail and P is a dash will be readily understood, andsuch mechanism will non' be described.

Fig. iliuetrates diagrammatically the controliing maratus, the parts of such apparatus Yi the position occupied when the take i 35eme l is inthe positionindicated `in rig. l, The `principal parts shown in. lthis diagrammatic View are as follows: It. the electric generator for supplying'ci'irrent to the motor vll heretofore mentioned, B being the armature, and C the field'of such motor; S is a switch'socket for receiving the switch plug D shown in detail in Fig. 3; Eis the electromagnet ofan autof matic switch, which magnet'controls the movement of theswitch arm F; such switch arm normally occupying the position shown by reason of its weight; G is the armature resistance of the lmotor 11, H is the field resistance of such motor; I is the electromagnct for opening the switch arm.v J, such switch arm being normally spring-held closed; K is a switch for short ',circuiting: the armature resistance G, such switch K being normally closed yieidingly but. being held open when ythe parts are in the posi-` tion indicated in; the ligure by reason of the weight of the switchvarm F which engages the 'leftfhahd -cnd of such switch arm K; L and Mare switches normally spring held closed; such switches being pivoted and being adapted to be opened by the collars on the switch rod 20; N is a switch arm normally spring-held closed, but adapted to be opened by the cam O of the switch rod 20; pot lWhose pist-on is connected tol the switch arm. K, so that the closing` of suchswitch arm K is retarded for Vthe purpose as hereinafter set forth.

The two sides of the switch sockets are connected to the wires 22 and 23, and connect-ion is made to this switch *plug from thegenerator A by means of the plug D, which plug,.as indicated in Fig. 3, is pro-i vided with the metal strips 24. and 25 adapt-,l

ment of the motor parts occurs as the con tact member 26 is not in engagement with the contact member 27. In order ,to comn plete the circuit, therefore, it is necessary that the switch arm F should rise and the movement of this switch arm is accomplished by pressing the switch button Q; in. order to secure the energization of the magnet E. cuit through the magnet windingr E is completed via the wires 28, and socket,'the generator, and the wire 3l. This energization of the magnet winding E causes the switch arm F to rise so that the coutact member 27 engages the Contact member 26, and the circuit through the armature i5 oi' j .mature resistance G, wire 38, armature li, and Wire 23.` At this saine tune the switch N is closed s'o that the field circuit isncompleted via thefwire 35, switch N, and wire 36. The'motor and take down frame are thus started toA move', the movement beimY slow because of the inertia ofthe parts and` because ofthe armature resistance G in the armature circuit. The pressure on the but ton Q need to be moment-ary only as the collar 37 on the switch rod 20 is moved away from the switch armM, thus permitting such switch to close, and as "a result, the magnet E of the automatic `switch is energized through a new circuit which is as follows: lVire 22, wire 38, sWitchM, wire 39, switch L, wire 40, magnet winding E, wire 29, wire 30, and wire 23. Under these conditions the take down frame moves: slowly to the position b, at which time an increase of` -K, such switch K having previously lbeen yheld open by the weight of the arm F; Then suchfswitch is closed by the dash pot,

the current passes through such switch arm instead of passing throughithearmatureresistance G and the motor is `therefore speed- .ed up when such resistance is cut out. This rate of movement is continued' until the't-ake down frame 1 reaches the position marked c in Fig. 1, at which time the cylinder engages t the arms 7 and it is desirable that a higher speed be given'the motor. This highI speed is-securedby the automaticthrowingin of theeld resistance H. This resistance is lhen this button is pushed, the cir and opening it.

normally cut out "of the field circuit as the current from the wire 35 passes through the switch arm N andjback through the wire 3G.

`Them however, the cam O engages the -end of the switch arm N, such switch arm is opened and the current from the wire 35 pases through the` wire 41, the field 'resistance H, and the wire 42 to the wire 36, and the addition of this resistance to the field resistance increases the speed of the motor. At this same time the switch J is opened inasmuch as the strength of the winding I is such that when the -motor reaches half speed, the winding causes the switch J to open so that the switch cannot at this time cause a short circuiting between lthe wires 4l and 42. The use of this switch J and operating winding I is desirable inasmuch as means are thus provided for short circuiting the field resistance when the `motor is started with the take down frame between the points c and cl. Under these con-V ditions, if the field resistance H were inthe circuit, the motor would start very slowly on a weak field. With such eld 'resistance cut out of the circuit by the short circuiting with the arm J, the motor will start very much more rapidly. The high speed will be -maintained during the major portion of the travel of the frame l, that is, between the points c and d, and while the cam O holds the switch N open.

When the take down frame reaches the `position d and the cam O slides oif of the end of the switch arm N, such switch arm closes and the current instead of passing through the field resist-ance, is short circuited by the arm N and the motor is correspondingly slowed down so' that the movement of .the parts may 'be very easily cheeked whenv the take down frame reaches the position marked e. The automatic stopping of the take down frame when it reaches the position e is accomplished by means of the switch L, the collar 43 on the switch rod 20 engaging the upper end of such4 switch armA This `breaks the circuit.

through-the automatic switch E, the arm L being a portion'of such circuit, and as a result, the switch arm F drops, breaking the contact between the members 26 and 27. At this time, the contact member 46 on the arm F contacts with the member 45, and a dynamic braking act-ion is secured by reason of the fact that the armature circuit including the armature resistance G is completed, Vsuch circuit, it will be seen, includingr the wire 30, contact 45, contact 46, switch arm I", wire 32, armature resistance G and wire The movement of the parts will thus be very quickly and vet yieldingly stopped. lVhen it is desired to bring the take flown frame from the position marked d to tlu` position shown in full lines in Fig.

55 l, the plug D is reversed in its socket and the, push'button Q operated, the series of operations which occur being simply the reverse of those heretofore described, the take down frame having a moderate speed from the position e tothe posit-ion d, a high speed from the position d tothe position c and a. moderate speed from'the position c to the final position sho-wn in full lines, ustbefore Which time the switch- M is lopened by t-he collar 37, thus causing the breaking of the ntotor circuit and permit-ting the arm F of the automatic switch to fall and close the armature circuit. This provides adynamic brake for stopping the movement of the' parts without a jar as heretofore explained.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precisetype of electrical devices illustrated, some of such parts as illustrated being somewhat crude and diagrammatic for the sake of simplicity in illustration andy description. For instance, some of the ordinary types of automatic motor starters could be used in place of the switch parts E, F, K and P and the mechanism might be largely modified in mat-ter of detail in other particulars.

Having t-hus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following 1. Mechanism for operating a; tilting take down' frame for glass cylinders, comprising a source of electric supply, a Vshunt woundI motor having an amature resistance for moving the frame, a switch for cutting out the said resistance, arranged when notrestrained to close yieldingly, automatic restraining means for holding the switch open and adapted to be released 'by the closing of the motor circuit, Aand retarding means for securing agradual closing of the switch after it has been released, so that the resistance is retained in the motor circuit until the tilting frame has moved a predetermined provided -with a switch member yieldinglyv self opening for completing the circuit, and means controlled by the movement of the frame whereby the circuit through the said winding is completed independent of the said switch member after the frame has moved a predetermined distance.

3. Mechanism for operatln a tilting takedown frame for glass cylm ers comprising electi-io supply, a motor for opei'eting Jalle frame, mam swltch in the motor cn'cuilb, un automatic switch in the motor eiieuit normally maintained yieldingly in open p-o- Y Loeejeev moved a predetermined clista11ee,':md :i

switch. in the Winding circuit ori-onged to 15 ne opened by the movement of the fmme when 'the fra-me approaches zs 'extieme position.

' In testimony whereof I have. hereunto signed my name in the presence of lie two 20 subscribed Witnesses.

' y HARRY .E HHNER.

fitnesses BAUM M. ALLEN, E. F; EYNON. 

